The Sony Essential Classics Collection II

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1Sea Pictures. IV. Where Corals Lie
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Daniel Barenboim (pianist and conductor)
recording of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37: IV. Where Corals Lie
lyricist:
Richard Garnett
composer:
Edward Elgar (composer) (in 1899)
part of:
Sea Pictures, op. 37
Edward Elgar3:36
2Symphony No. 4 in G major. IV. Sehr behaglich (Soprano solo “Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden”)
soprano vocals:
Judith Raskin (soprano)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
recording of:
Symphonie Nr. 4 in G-Dur: IV. Sehr behaglich. „Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden“
composer:
Gustav Mahler (composer) (from 1899 until 1901)
part of:
Symphony no. 4 in G major
revision of:
Des Knaben Wunderhorn: Das himmlische Leben
Gustav Mahler10:17
3Requiem Op. 48. IV. Pie Jesu
choir vocals:
Ambrosian Singers (aka Ambrosian Opera Chorus / Ambrosian Chorus / Ambrosian Choir)
soprano vocals:
Lucia Popp (soprano)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976)
conductor:
Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger)
recording of:
Requiem, op. 48: IV. Pie Jesu (1890, second version)
composer:
Gabriel Fauré (French composer) (from 1886 until 1900)
included in:
CHAPTER IV PIE JESU (REST)
part of:
Requiem, op. 48 (1890, second version)
Gabriel Fauré3:41
4Chants d’Auvergne: Bailèro
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Frederica von Stade (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Antonio de Almeida (French conductor)
recording of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série: No. 2. Baïlèro
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
Joseph Canteloube
part of:
Chants d'Auvergne: Première Série
Joseph Canteloube6:25
5Adagio in G minor
orchestra:
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
conductor:
Jean‐Claude Malgoire (conductor and oboist)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni8:24
6Cantata BWV 147: “Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben’’. VI. Choral "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”
organ:
E. Power Biggs (English organist/harpsichordist)
orchestra:
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)
conductor:
Hans-Joachim Rotzsch (choral conductor and tenor)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“: Teil II, X. Choral „Jesus bleibet meine Freude“ (Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring)
premiered in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (on 1723-07-02)
lyricist:
Martin Janus (German Protestant minister, c. 1620–1682) (in 1665)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1723)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 15)
part of:
Kantate, BWV 147 „Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben“
Johann Sebastian Bach3:32
7Samson HWV 57: “Let the Bright Seraphim”
harpsichord:
Kenneth Cooper (American harpsichordist, pianist, conductor)
soprano vocals:
Judith Blegen (soprano)
orchestra:
Columbia Chamber Ensemble
conductor:
Gerard Schwarz (conductor)
recording of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Air: Let the bright seraphim (Israelite woman)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Newburgh Hamilton
part of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act III
George Frideric Handel5:45
8Les Nuits d’été Op. 7: III. « Sur les lagunes »
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano)
orchestra:
BBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Pierre Boulez (composer and conductor)
recording of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7: Nº 3. Sur les lagunes
lyricist:
Théophile Gautier
composer:
Hector Berlioz (French composer) (in 1841)
part of:
Les Nuits d’été, H. 81, op. 7
Hector Berlioz7:13
9Pavane pour une infante défunte
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
recording of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (orchestrated version)
orchestrator:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1910)
composer:
Maurice Ravel (French composer) (in 1899)
publisher:
Editions Max Eschig
part of:
Catalogue Marcel Marnat des œuvres de Maurice Ravel (number: M. 19a)
orchestration of:
Pavane pour une infante défunte (original version for solo piano)
Maurice Ravel6:20
10Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
recording of:
Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo
composer:
Pietro Mascagni (composer & conductor) (in 1888)
publisher:
Ascherberg Hopwood & Crew
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana
part of:
Cavalleria rusticana (German lyrics)
Pietro Mascagni3:20
11Nabucco: Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves “Va pensiero, sull’ ali dorata”
choir vocals:
Chœur de la Suisse Romande and Chœur Pro Arte de Lausanne
orchestra:
Orchestre philharmonique de Monte‐Carlo (Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
chorus master:
André Charlet
recording of:
Nabucco: Parte III, scena 2. Coro “Va, pensiero, sull’ali dorate” (Coro) (Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves)
composer:
Giuseppe Verdi (Italian opera composer) (in 1841)
librettist:
Temistocle Solera
part of:
Nabucco: Parte III. La profezia
Giuseppe Verdi3:12
12Don Giovanni: No. 24 Finale “L’ultima prova dell’amor mio” … “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco m’invitasti”
baritone vocals [Don Giovanni]:
Ruggero Raimondi (bass-baritone)
baritone vocals [Leporello]:
José van Dam (Belgian operatic bass-baritone)
bass vocals [Commendatore]:
John Macurdy (operatic bass)
choir vocals:
Chœurs de l’Opéra national de Paris (Paris National Opera Chorus)
soprano vocals [Donna Elvira]:
Kiri Te Kanawa (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestre de l’Opéra national de Paris
conductor:
Lorin Maazel (conductor)
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco” … “Da qual tremore insolito” (Il Commendatore, Don Giovanni, Leporello)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
recording of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II. “L’ultima prova dell’amor mio” (Don Giovanni, Leporello, Donna Elvira)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer)
librettist:
Lorenzo Da Ponte
part of:
Don Giovanni: Atto II
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart15:22
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